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A Wiley partner journal aims to promote metagenomics and bioinformatics by publishing research articles, reproducible methods, protocols, and reviews.
Groningen, the Netherlands
Joined December 2021
🤔 Curious what #iMeta is and why we reached IF = 33.2 in just 3 years? 🚀 ⚡Wondering how we process manuscripts so fast while driving cutting-edge discoveries? 🎥 Watch this short video — the answers are here. More details about iMeta: https://t.co/wzLbm1Gw7W
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🌸 Profiles 6423 Chinese women and uncovers a midlife shift in the #vaginal #microbiota— ⚖️ Decline of #Lactobacillus crispatus, rise of #Gardnerella vaginalis around age 40. 🧠 A new #microbiome balance score predicts reproductive health risks. 🔗 https://t.co/OHjM6nwqxr
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The vaginal microbiome is central to reproductive health, yet large-scale studies in East Asian populations remain scarce. Here, we characterized the vaginal microbiota of 6423 Chinese women of...
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🧬 CycloneSEQ #nanopore sequencing rapidly reconstructs multidrug-resistant bacterial genomes! ⚙️ 96.16% read accuracy, 99.98% assembly accuracy. 💡 Complete genomes with just 15× long reads or 5× hybrid data. 🔗 https://t.co/adbchn4puT
#Bioinformatics #BGI
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Multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria commonly harbor highly complex genomes enriched with mobile elements and resistance islands, which are challenging to resolve using short-read sequencing. Here, we...
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🐭 #Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Hi188 promotes post-weaning growth in mice. 🧪 The #metabolite 5-HIAA activates hepatic #AhR, boosting IGF-1 production. 🧑💻 Multi-omics data reveal that 5-HIAA is co-produced by the host–microbiota axis. 🔗 https://t.co/ZxhLwviRzg
#microbiome
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This study discovered that Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Hi188 promoted linear growth in postweaning mice. Transcriptomic analysis, untargeted metabolomics, and in vitro experiments showed that the...
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🐶💩 Humans and dogs share more than companionship — their gut microbes evolve together! 🧬 Dogs’ gut microbiomes show greater functional similarity to humans than macaques do. 🔗 https://t.co/fnqlsJzw8R
#microbiome #metabolism
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🌟 #iMeta Conference 2025 🧬 Focus: #Microbiology, #medicine, #TCM, #plant science & research talent development 🤝 Empowering innovation & advancing journals globally 🔗 https://t.co/yuzr6jemmw
#Bioinformatics @wileymicrobio @wileyplantsci @WileyOnc_Hem
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The iMeta Conference 2025, part of the iMeta Conference series, themed “Creating High-Impact International Journals,” held at the Huangjiahu Campus of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine from...
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🤖 #AI is reshaping anti-infective #drug development! 💡 AI accelerates discovery, optimizes lead compounds. ⚕️ AI empowers rapid pathogen resistance prediction, outbreak response, and drug repurposing. 🔗 https://t.co/QXjZrkHsSj
#antibiotics
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Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is revolutionizing antimicrobial drug development. In response to increasingly severe antimicrobial resistance challenges, AI can efficiently predict pathogen...
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💡 30 scientific recommendations from the #CHINAGUT Conference! 👩🔬 63 experts joined forces to shape the future of: 🦠 #Probiotics 💊 Live biotherapeutic products 💩 #FMT The goal: standardization, regulation & precision in #microbiome-based therapies. 🔗 https://t.co/L2noJTen1B
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🧬 #Multiomics analyses reveal PRMT5 as a key regulator in white #adipocytes! ⬇️ Prmt5 knockout downregulates genes for #FA uptake, #TG synthesis & oxidation ⬆️ Upregulates genes for #glucose transport, #glycolysis, peroxisomes & #cholesterol biosynthesis link:
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🌿 New study deciphers Atractylodes lancea chemotype differentiation. 🧬 Genetic divergence aligns with altitude & climate gradients. 💡 But chemotype variation is co-shaped by soil nutrients and #microbiota. 🦠 Core #rhizosphere & endophytic microbes drive metabolic
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🫀 Stigmasterol attenuates #atherosclerosis by targeting #inflammation and foam cell formation. 📊 #scRNA-seq reveals decreased inflammatory macrophages and SMC-derived intermediates in ApoE⁻/⁻ mice. 🧬 Stigmasterol enhances cholesterol efflux, suppresses ox-LDL uptake, and
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🧬 New insights into the diversity of #CRISPR–Cas systems! #Metagenomic analyses uncovered 4,112 Cas12 proteins and 6 novel subtypes with distinct features. 💻 #AI-based Cas12fam annotates 18 domains. 🔬 Conserved glycines in RuvC-I/II are crucial for dsDNA cleavage. 🌿 #Cas12
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🎉 #iMeta is reshaping academic communication! 💡 By integrating multiple social media platforms and adopting a bilingual model, iMeta boosts global sharing and collaboration. 📊 Over 1.36M downloads, 10K citations, and an IF of 33.2 in 2024! 🧩 Sub-journals (#iMetaOmics,
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Tumor electrophysiology drives malignancy through membrane potential shifts & ion channel fingerprints 💊 Targeting ion channels, applying #tumor-treating fields, and using nano-delivery systems form next-gen precision strategies 🧠 Electro-#immunotherapy reshapes the tumor
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🧬 14 spatial clustering methods benchmarked across ~600 #SpatialTranscriptomics datasets 💻 Covering 10 technologies & 8 organs 📊 Reveals how data traits & spatial patterns shape accuracy ⚙️ Recommends optimal preprocessing & method selection 🔗 https://t.co/zRaUpibZe9
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🌏 New study: #Soil #pH modulates microbial #nitrogen allocation across Japanese forests 🌲 🧪 Acidic soils host stress-tolerant microbes that retain nitrogen ⚙️ Near-neutral soils favor energy-efficient taxa that release #ammonium and drive #nitrification 🔄 #Microbial
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This study reveals how soil pH regulates microbial N allocation in forest soils across Japan. We show that microbial abundance controls the overall rate of N cycling, while microbial composition and...
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👏👏👏 Congratulations!!
Ik voel me vereerd om KNAW-lid te worden. De installatieceremonie was fantastisch. Dank aan iedereen die er was om mij te steunen. @wijmenga_cisca @SashaZhernakova @knoers @McintyreGenEd Jackie Senior, Folkert Kuipers, and Vivian. Thank all of you
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🧩 New insights into the #gut–#brain axis: 🦠L-lysine boosts barrier function & eases anxiety via tryptophan metabolism 😟H. biformis strengthens the barrier but worsens #anxiety 💻Multi-omics reveal lysine degradation as a key mechanism 🔗 https://t.co/zS4Bhnr1Fz
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